WORK EXPERIENCE
Mar 1986 - Present Freelance interpreter and translator
May 1996 - Oct 1999 Sales and Commercial ManagerINSA Moving (International Shipping & Storage Co. Ltd.), Ecuador
Feb 1995 - Mar 1996 Account Executive, SABRE Travel Information NetworkAmerican Airlines, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Nov 1993 - Feb 1995 Lead Security Agent, International Security, American Airlines, Guayaquil, EcuadorSafety Coordinator, American Airlines, Guayaquil Airport
Jun 1992 - Jan 1994 Coordinator and RepresentativePor Cristo, Inc., Guayaquil, Ecuador (medical NGO)
Sep 1990 - May 1992 Administrator, Hacienda La Asturiana (passion fruit and corn), Ecuador (self-employed)
Summer 1985 & 1986 Teacher Aid, Inter American Academy, Ecuador
EDUCATION
International Baccalaureate Diploma - Inter American Academy High School, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1987
Undergraduate Studies in Business - Salem State College, Salem, MA, USA, 1987 - 1990
Undergraduate Studies in Medicine - Universidad Católica Medical School, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1990 - 1992
Master’s degree in Translation - Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina – incomplete
Certified Instructor/Facilitator - Achieve Global (Kasset, Zenger-Miller)
Simultaneous Interpreting Seminar - James P. Nolan, February 2008
LANGUAGES Excellent oral and written skills in English and SpanishReading and comprehension of Catalan and Portuguese
MEMBERSHIPS ATA – American Translators Association (Corporate member) AATI – Asociación Argentina de Traductores e Intérpretes ASETRAD – Asociación Española de Traductores, Correctores e Intérpretes
GUEST LECTURER Jornada de información sobre Interpretación de Conferencias, Estudio Lucille Barnes December 8, 2007Buenos Aires, Argentina
Simposio Internacional de ATIMAC – October 27 – 28, 2006 - Monterrey, Mexico
Jornadas de Capacitación Profesional – June 12-13, 2004 - Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sponsored by Torre de Papel)
II Jornadas de Capacitación Interprofesional – March, 2004Rosario, Argentina (Sponsored by ICON – Torre de Papel)
ORGANIZER Taller de Traducción Médica (Dr. Fernando Navarro) December 6 & 7, 2008 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
INTERPRETA 2007 & 2009 (President) Buenos Aires, Argentina www.interpreta2007.org
Primer Encuentro para Profesionales del Idioma – November, 2005 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Additional data:Treasurer, President, Secretary, and VP; Rotaract Club Guayaquil (Rotary Club D-4400) Volunteer with terminal HIV/AIDS patients
Countries visited: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Honduras, India, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Panama, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Switzerland, USA, UK, Uruguay